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2 days ago · August 23, 2024. Backgrounder: 'The Strolling Mr. Eldridge,' 1953. In December 1953, trumpeter Roy "Little Jazz" Eldridge recorded The Strolling Mr. Eldridge for Norman Granz's Clef label. Eldridge was a member of Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic tour and recording group of all stars. The album was released during the "speed wars," when ...
Aug 17, 2024 · Frank Catalano & Lurrie Bell – Set Me Free. Two legendary musicians, after many ups and downs, reunite after almost 30 years to record a new album,’“Set Me Free.’. This recording is “Chicago Blues with a touch of Jazz at its very finest” – New City.
Aug 6, 2024 · DAVENPORT — At age 17, Moline's own Louie Bellson famously won the Slingerland National Gene Krupa drumming contest, chosen by the most famous drummer in jazz out of 40,000 hopefuls,...
Aug 10, 2024 · Amid a sun-kissed day surrounded by friends and family, Louie Bellson was eulogized as a kind, caring and loving man. A man who cherished his relationship with Christ, loved ever-so Quad-Cities...
Aug 11, 2024 · “erwigfilms” writes, “Bellson Blues part 1 Bellson Louie 1967 Jazz at the Philharmonic, London 1967. “In a concert like this a good drum feature is always a succesful part of the evening. What better than Louie Bellson. After a drum intro there are some mighty sax solos by Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter before we go into Louie’s ...
Aug 15, 2024 · About two hours later, Louie Bellson — the famed jazz drummer who grew up in Moline — died at age 84 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Aug 7, 2024 · Both sides of this amazing Discwasher direct-to-disc Japanese import earned STUNNING Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sonic grades.
